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For Immediate Release Next Gen TV Powered by ATSC 3.0 Caps Broadcasting Veteran’s 40-Year Career WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2019 – Mark S. Richer, the long-time President of the Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc., has announced plans to retire later this year. Richer, who has led the standards development organization since 2000, previously served as ATSC Executive […]

On the road to ATSC 3.0 and destinations beyond, it’s time for a new bus driver. It has been my privilege to lead this organization for 20-plus years and to be a part of this industry for more than 40. Now that my boxing career is taking off, I’ve decided to retire this year as ATSC President and work on my left hook. Seriously, I have announced plans to wind down my professional career in the coming months. Don’t worry, there’s still time for me to give out a few Rubber Chicken awards.

A search is getting under way to replace long-time ATSC President Mark Richer, who announced plans to retire later this year. Richer’s 40-year television career has spanned the transitions from analog to digital TV, standard-definition to high-definition TV, and now to 4K and Next Gen TV. The capstone of Richer’s career is the ATSC 3.0 suite of Next Gen TV standards, representing the world’s first Internet Protocol-based system that marries broadcast and broadband.

At its Jan. 15 meeting, the ATSC Board of Directors elected industry veteran Lynn Claudy of NAB as Board Chairman for 2019. He succeeds Fox’s Richard Friedel, who served as ATSC Board Chairman from 2016-18.

CES® 2019 was one for the record books – more than 4,500 exhibitors occupying over 2.9 million net square feet of exhibit space. Artificial intelligence, 5G, self-driving vehicles and, of course, television made headlines at CES. LG, IBM, Verizon, AMD and other companies delivered inspiring keynotes showing us how they are re-imaging the future with these technologies. This is ATSC, so let’s take a closer look at television developments at CES.